Control of diapause by acidic pH and ammonium accumulation in the hemolymph of Antarctic copepods.

Life-cycles of polar herbivorous copepods are characterised by seasonal/ontogenetic vertical migrations and diapause to survive periods of food shortage during the long winter season. However, the triggers of vertical migration and diapause are still far from being understood. In this study, we test...

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Main Authors: Sabine Schründer, Sigrid B Schnack-Schiel, Holger Auel, Franz Josef Sartoris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3797083?pdf=render